Art in Liverpool FM

It's my own personal history project stretching back to 2007 - with hundreds of recorded interviews, podcasts and plays. This section of the site is pretty old so don't expect it to work all the time and ignore it asking for Real Player to be loaded.

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Jelly happens every couple of weeks and attracts a wide range of people from web developers, social media marketers, designers and artists, small businesses and large. So whatever you do you are bound to fit in.

All of us know someone or have some mental health issues on some level. A failing capitalist society makes us very unhealthy indeed. We are in a time of 'hyper attentiveness', always being connected to a screen based world. It is also a time of great efficiency with our technology, a kind of Utopia.

I was lucky enough to make it down to the Innovate UK event last week at Baltic Creative, the creative hub of Liverpool where loads of app makers, designers and generla web developers have offices. I was there for the Innovate UK event which was a networking session and a series of presentations to help digital sector workers (that's us) to fiind out more about Innovate UK and what they have to offer. I liked what i saw so I thought I would share it as best as I can.

Ignite Liverpool are looking for inspiring speakers for their 5th Birthday event this coming April.

Ignite Liverpool showcases Liverpool’s movers and shakers, creators, thinkers, tinkers, innovators and doers, makers and dreamers in a fast paced format designed to inspire. Over the years they have had hundreds of talks on subjects as diverse as Verticle Farming, Community Cinemas and designing a new flag for Liverpool

If business networking brings you out in a cold sweat then we have the perfect solution for you - Jelly Liverpool and its monthly Pop Up Office.

Jelly gives small businesses, homeworkers and freelancers the opportunity to get away from the office and mix with like minded people in the comfortable surronds of Leaf Cafe on Bold Street. It proivides coffee, tables and free wifi plus a great bunch of the people to work alongside.

If your looking to develop your skills in 2017 then this half day introductory workshop to social media will fit you fine. Covering platforms, such as Facebook, Twitter, Youtube and Instagram we'll advise you how to make the most of your digital presence for your businesses.

We demonstrate how to use the hardware and the software - from signing up, to branding your sites, to linking your platforms together, we can give you hints and tips to make all this easy to understand,

You'll be able to brand your social media sites so when people visit they know who you are and what your business does

Building a Community OnlineYou can build on online community for you company through setting up a Facebook page, Twitter profile and email lists.

Creating imaginative contentThere is great value in video for helping people to understand your business. We will demonstrate how to create great video content.

IntegrationWe will demonstrate ways of integrating all of these platforms with your website.

HardwareWe will help you get the most out of your smart phone or laptop.

You'll arrive a novice and leave a digital native.

Register your Interest below:To attend, register your interest to secure a place on the list, once we have enough people to attend we will contact you again with dates and costs.

Prices:Workshop prices range from £39 to £99 depending on the type and duration of the workshop.

This one day workshop for new and existing businesses will help you increase the visibility of your website within Search Engines results. Covering topics such as Keywords, Googles Search Algorithm, Link Building and your content, this workshop will give you a clear and concise understanding of how search engines work and what they are indexing on your site.

In this simple to follow day, you will receive detailed information on a number of SEO areas, each giving you a deeper understanding of how you can make SEO work for your website and therefore your business.

The workshops will help you answer the following questions

What tools and criteria should you use for Keyword selection?How does Google search work and what is an Algorithm?What are Search Engine Results Pages and why do they look the way they do?Why do we have map listings and why are they important?How does Universal Search affect my ranking? What is Meta Data and what does it look like?What is User Experience Design and why it's important for your SEO.In the more advanced section of the day, we'll be looking at Advanced SEO Tactics through Link-building, Content, Link-bait and essential SEO tools.

Common Website Problems will also be addressed, such as Not being indexed, being Keyword poor, lack of Meta data and Duplicate Content

Q&AAt the end of the day long session there will be time to discuss your own particular website or SEO issues.

Whether you are an existing business or simply want to develop your skills, this workshop is perfect for you. This one day course is delivered by an SEO specialist with over 8 years working in the field.

Register your Interest below:To attend, register your interest to secure a place on the list, once we have enough people to attend we will contact you again with dates and costs.

Prices:Workshop prices range from £39 to £99 depending on the type and duration of the workshop.

Podcasting has only been around since 2005 but already it's become part of the mainstream media. Almost every TV show, radio station and newspaper these days publishes podcasts to complement their offerings. Recording and publishing a podcast can be done by anyone without a large budget and that's the beauty of it, but not everyone can do it well.

Dan LynchOn this course you'll learn professional tips from Dan Lynch, a podcaster and audio engineer with years of experience working on some of the most popular technology shows in the world. TWIT.tv, LinuxOutlaws, RatholeRadio and more.

The course will cover:

● What microphones and audio equipment to use depending on your needs.

● How to record the cleanest audio possible in interviews and other situations.

● How to edit your audio into a professional and polished sounding show.

● Encoding and tagging the files for best results on iTunes and other platforms.

● Publishing your show, managing RSS feeds, using Content Delivery Networks and even building a website to host it if needed.

Whether you're looking to promote your business, become a broadcast journalist or just have some fun, podcasting is the way to do it.

Register your Interest above: To attend, register your interest to secure a place on the list, once we have enough people to attend we will contact you again with dates and exact costs.

Prices:Workshop prices range from £39 to £99 depending on the type and duration of the workshop.

We've been asked many times before "When are you running your next (insert random digital workshop name) workshop?" and the answer has always been soon...... but from circulating our Join the Mailing List link where people can sign up to find out more, well there is clearly a lot of hunger out there for a whole range of digital workshops.